A Perfect Crime (film)

A Perfect Crime
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Directed by	Allan Dwan
Screenplay by	Allan Dwan
Story by	Carl Clausen
Based on	"The Perfect Crime", short story in The Saturday Evening Post
Produced by	Allan Dwan Mack Sennett
Starring	Monte Blue Jacqueline Logan Stanton Heck Hardee Kirkland Carole Lombard
Cinematography	H. Lyman Broening
Production company	Allan Dwan Productions
Distributed by	Associated Producers
Release date	March 5, 1921 (1921-03-05) (U.S.)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

A Perfect Crime is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Monte Blue, Jacqueline Logan, Stanton Heck, Hardee Kirkland, and Carole Lombard. It was Logan and Lombard's feature film debut. Lombard was credited as Jane Peters at the time.^[1] It is not known whether the film survives, which suggests it may be lost.^[2]^[3]

Based on a short story published in The Saturday Evening Post on September 25, 1920, by Carl Clausen, the movie concerns the life of bank messenger Wally Griggs and his wastly different alter ego James Brown.^[4]

Plot

A mild-mannered bank messenger named Wally Griggs lives a double life as James Brown, a wild and rakish adventurer. He catches the eye of bank president Halliday, curious about his exploits, and of his coworker and only friend Mary, who is romantically interested in him.

Mary lost her fortune after trusting a swindler named "Big Bill" Thaine, who is now a district attorney determined to marry her despite her reluctance. Wally decides to steal money from the bank, leading to his arrest by Thaine. He sues for false imprisonment and in the process manages to win back Mary's money. He then returns the stolen bank bonds while faking amnesia.^{[note 1]}

A publisher, intrigued by Wally's tales about his life as James Brown, offers him a book deal. Making enough money to support himself as an author, Wally quits his job and marries Mary.

Cast

Monte Blue as Wally Griggs
Jacqueline Logan as Mary Oliver
Stanton Heck as "Big Bill" Thaine
Hardee Kirkland as President Halliday
Jane Peters (Carole Lombard) as Griggs's Sister

Reception

The movie was positively received in the press.^[5]^[6]

Notes

^ In some sources, Wally is said to suffer from aphasia. However, he is able to explain what happened to him, while the main symptom of aphasia is an inability to comprehend or formulate language. Instead, he alleges memory issues indicative of amnesia, which is how his condition is interpreted in other sources.

References

^ Gehring 2003, p. 28.
^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "A Perfect Crime / Allan Dwan [motion picture]". Library of Congress. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023.
^ "A Perfect Crime (1921)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
^ Saltzman, Joe. "The Image of the Journalist in Silent Films, 1890 to 1929" (PDF). Appendix 13 (Part Two: 1920 to 1929): 360–367.
^ "Database | Lingnan Digital Research Collections - A Perfect Crime (1921)". digital.library.ln.edu.hk. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

Bibliography

Gehring, Wes D. (2003). Carole Lombard, the Hoosier Tornado. Indiana Historical Society Press.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to A Perfect Crime.

A Perfect Crime at IMDb
Synopsys (archived) at AllMovie
A Perfect Crime. Motion picture copyright descriptions collection. Class L, 1912-1977. at Library of Congress
The Perfect Crime in The Saturday Evening Post, September 25, 1920

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